while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
will not do; do not; does not
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
continued advance (in market price); continued rise
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tail coverts (birds); tail pipe (turbine); receiver (rifle)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
such; this sort of; like this
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
equal workmanship but different style
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
just above; right overhead
reduced scale; scaling down